Over 100 people are planning to leap into the frigid waters of Sloper’s Pond in Southington during the 13th annual Sloper Plunge on Saturday.

A teen has been charged with fatally stabbing his older brother.

Close to 300 braved the bitter cold Sunday morning to run from Hubbard Park to Castle Craig in Meriden, a tradition that began 49 years ago.

Wallingford fire crews extinguished a wood stove fire on Washington Street late last night. There were no injuries reported.

Carabetta Companies is seeking a zone change to build 25 apartments on several parcels on North Broad Street in Meriden.

Two Wallingford residents opened the fifth Donut Crazy location in the state in Branford last week.

A plan to construct a 20,000 square foot warehouse on Research Parkway in Meriden will move forward after a compromise was reached with an abutting property owner.

Southington and Apple Harvest Festival officials say despite inaccurate reports from the festival committee, no money is missing from the Apple Harvest and that the town’s finance department had the correct numbers.

Z-Medica, a maker in Wallingford of clotting devices used on the battlefield and by first responders, has federal approval for its latest product to move into the operating room.

Regional oil providers were inundated with two three or four times the number of calls for oil deliveries to service both new and existing customers last week when temperatures dropped to double-digits below zero. “The volume of calls was significant," said Katie Childs, vice president of Tuxis-Ohrs in Meriden. "We couldn’t keep the phones from ringing. We just did our best.”

The Southington Town Council voted this week in favor of increasing bidding advantages for local companies in a party-line vote.